Mohammad Raad
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Mohammad Raad is a Shia Lebanese
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....

 member of parliament representing the Nabatiyeh district. He presides Hezbollah's bloc which is part of the 8 March Alliance.

Raad is one of the leading figures of Hezbollah and the only member of that party to occupy his seat in Parliament (representing Nabatiyah) since 1992. He is one of the "ideologues" of the party, a member of its executive committee and former chair of its political council. He has been president of the Hezbollah's Block loyalty to the Resistance since the year 2000.

Following the military action of July–August 2006 conducted by Israel against the Lebanon, and with the resumption of dialogue sessions headed by Nabih Berri, Hassan Nasrallah has appointed Mohammad Raad as personal representative on the negotiating table.

Political Views

Raad recognizes that Lebanon is a country of partnerships, where dialogue must be preserved. Honesty is essential to Raad's idea of dialogue. After reconciliation has been reached, honsesty is needed. Among the Lebanese partners, it is important to continue communicating with each other on the basis of brotherhood and strengthening stability.

Investigation into Assasination of PM Rafik Hariri

Hezbollah, in which Raad is a member, has repeatedly called the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)'s
Special Tribunal for Lebanon
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon is an international tribunal for the prosecution under Lebanese law of those responsible for the assassination of Rafic Hariri on February 14, 2005. The tribunal also has jurisdiction over a series of other attacks in Lebanon if they are proven to be connected...

 investigation of the 2005 assassination of former Prime Mminister Rafik Hariri
Rafik Hariri
Rafic Baha El Deen Al-Hariri , was a business tycoon and the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation, 20 October 2004.He headed five cabinets during his tenure...

 an Israeli conspiracy that targets the party. Media outlets have said that the STL is expected to indict Hezbollah members for the Hariri murder.

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